#CC8AEF#CC8AEF
#CC8AEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.156 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.46, 42.71, -41.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.46, 59.30, 316.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% 0.1067 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.156 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5677, 37.2474, 86.2229) |
| Luminance | 0.3725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.44
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.80
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.99
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC8AEF #ADEF8A
analogous
#9A8AEF #CC8AEF #EF8AE0
triadic
#CC8AEF #EFCC8A #8AEFCC
tetradic
#CC8AEF #EF9A8A #ADEF8A #8AE0EF
square
#CC8AEF #EF9A8A #ADEF8A #8AE0EF
split-complementary
#CC8AEF #E0EF8A #8AEF9A
monochromatic
#9D1FE0 #B554E8 #CC8AEF #E3C0F6 #F3E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#CC8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.45
#CC8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC8AEF
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC8AEF | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76A1F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C999B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.156 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddadf4',
500: '#cc8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc8aef; $custom-light: #ddadf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.208,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73687,
"c": 0.15607,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.37246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC8AEF
secondary
#E1F3D8
accent
#D80D54
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FD
border
#D4CED5
text
#151017
muted
#837F85